Author: Aditya Koranga, NgKore
ONAP Developer Testing Forum (DTF) DAYs is back for 2025! Taking place virtually on May 13–14, this event brings together the ONAP community to explore the latest technical developments, deployment strategies, and roadmap priorities for open source network automation. Whether you’re a long-time contributor or just starting out, DTF DAYs is your chance to connect, collaborate, and contribute. You can register for the event here.
Upcoming at ONAP DTF 2025: Vision for a Quantum Secure Future
As quantum computing moves rapidly toward practical deployment, the risks it poses to classical cryptographic systems are no longer theoretical — it is urgent. At this year’s ONAP Developer Technical Forum (DTF) 2025, the NgKore Community will host a focused session addressing one of the most critical challenges in modern network and infrastructure security: the migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Why Is PQC Suddenly a Priority?
The cryptographic foundations of today’s internet, telecommunications, and enterprise systems — RSA, ECDSA, and DH — are vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm when run on a sufficiently powerful quantum computer. This means that encrypted data harvested today can be decrypted tomorrow. With nation-state actors already believed to be engaging in “harvest now, decrypt later” tactics, PQC is no longer a future consideration — it’s a present necessity.
What Standards and Work Are Already Underway?
- The NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process, which has selected algorithms like ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA & HQC
- Usage of emerging PQC-based IETF RFCs, including RFC 9113, 9110, 6083, etc. and drafts for Post-Quantum TLS, IKEv2, and X.509 certificate formats.
- Open source softwares and communities like OpenSSL, PQCA, OQS, etc. providing PQC algorithms
A Reference Migration Strategy: Making 5G Core Quantum-Secure
We will dive deep into a practical case study: migrating a classical 5G core to a Quantum-Secure 5G core. This includes:
- Integrating protocols via PQ-enabled mTLS 1.3 and DTLS 1.3 for internal and external interfaces
- Securing IPsec tunnel using hybrid PQ-based IKEv2.
- Issuing and verifying post-quantum tokens and identities that are resistant to quantum attacks.
- Using Post Quantum DIgital Certificates for authentication
- Mapping how these technologies can be embedded into the existing open source projects
Why Attend?
Join developers, telco engineers, and cloud architects to explore how Post-Quantum Cryptography is reshaping network security. Gain insights into emerging standards, real-world 5G core migration strategies, and practical tools for building quantum-safe systems. Collaborate with the open source community driving this critical transformation at ONAP DTF 2025.
Join Us
We’re excited to see you at ONAP DTF DAYs 2025! Be sure to register, spread the word, and bring your questions and insights to the table. Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of open source network automation together!
Join user here on Tuesday, May 13: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/93098397519?password=b3eaab93-2d0b-46d2-b927-bb50fefa4468
and here on Wednesday, May 14: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/92211974372?password=c8f56332-1347-4093-ba29-675ed467f163
